Official UK procurement notice
715755459 LSP Flapjack UK 4 Tender Notice
Authority: Defence Equipment and Support
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority has a requirement for the provision of services for the design and production of the BBMF Lancaster aircraft hydraulic flapjack part, quantity two.
The Lancaster aircraft is currently undergoing maintenance. One hydraulic flapjack must be provided by November 2026, and the second by June 2027.
This contract contains core work, for the provision of the hydraulic flapjack cylinder and end cap (FJC + EC), and an option, for the additional cost for the provision of the entire hydraulic flapjack unit (FJA). The Authority will determine whether this option shall be exercised after contract award.
The supplier for this work must be compliant with the technical requirements set out in the ITT.
- No preliminary market engagement: The market is already well known and the requirement is not complex or novel. Therefore, any value produced by early market engagement would have been minimal.
CPV: Aircraft repair services · Mechanical engineering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£560,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Weighted Value for Money: Tenders will be assessed using the weighted value for money formula. All scores will receive a technical score, out of 100. This technical score shall be raised to the power of forty over sixty. This value shall then be divided by the total price of the tender (to produce the weighted value for money score). This value shall then be mutliplied by 1,000,000 (in order to give a readable score). Full details and examples are provided in the ITT documents.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Defence & security
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Feb 2026, 15:39 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Feb 2026, 15:39 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017502- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065d5eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Mar 2026, 09:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP).
Further details are included in the ITT documents.
Timeline
26 Feb 2026 → 4 May 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published240 days ago26 Feb 2026, 15:39 GMT
- Clarification questions by223 days ago16 Mar 2026, 09:00 GMT
- Submission deadline212 days ago27 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by187 days ago20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts174 days ago4 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published26 Feb 2026, 15:39 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender